Careers in Allied Health YOUR FUTURE IS IN

Careers in Allied Health YOUR FUTURE IS IN YOUR HANDS

Objective of the Webinar 1. Tell you about some amazing jobs that you might want to do when you grow up 2. Learn more about why these jobs are really great 3. Answer any questions which you might have iseethedifference. co. uk

Did you know? • There are over 1. 3 million people working for the NHS in over 350 different roles! • It’s likely that at least once person in your class will end up working for the NHS • Less than half of the jobs in the NHS are doctors, nurses and midwives and one third of the jobs in the NHS are made up of Allied Health Professionals iseethedifference. co. uk

What are Allied Health Professionals? Let’s find out about the other people who work in the NHS They are called Allied Health Professionals or AHPs for short iseethedifference. co. uk

§ Someone who cares for people who have a health problem What is an Allied Health Professional? § Ensures adults and children can live life to the fullest by helping them live with or recover from health problems § An health professional who is not a doctor or nurse iseethedifference. co. uk

The 15 Allied Health Professions iseethedifference. co. uk Art therapists Diagnostic radiographers Dietitians Dramatherapists Music therapists Occupational therapists Operating department practitioners Orthoptists Osteopaths Paramedics Physiotherapists Podiatrists Prosthetists and orthotists Speech and language therapists Therapeutic radiographers

§ Very good chance of getting a job when you qualify § Choose from jobs in the NHS and private practices Why become an Allied Health Professional? § Generally work daytime hours § Chance to work overseas § With many of these professions, they are your patients § Lots of chances to specialise in areas that interest you § Many university courses accept both A levels and BTECs § Good student funding (NHS Grant) iseethedifference. co. uk

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AHPs that use techniques to help others express themselves ART iseethedifference. co. uk MUSIC SPEECH & LANGUAGE DRAMA

AHPs that help people move around, stay mobile and independent DIETITIAN iseethedifference. co. uk OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST PROSTHETIST AND ORTHOTIST ORTHOPTIST PHYSIOTHERAPIST OSTEOPATH PODIATRIST

AHPs that use active, short term treatments to help people Diagnostic Radiography iseethedifference. co. uk Paramedic Operating Department Practitioner Therapeutic Radiography

What is Orthoptics?

What does an Orthoptist do? § Not an Optician § Diagnose and treat problems affecting the eyes – how they develop, how the brain controls them, and how they work together § Help people who’ve had a stroke or people who have trouble communicating § Prescribe patches, eye exercises, prisms and glasses § Screen children’s eyes in school to catch problems early iseethedifference. co. uk

What is Podiatry?

What does a Podiatrist do? § Take care of people’s feet, ankles and lower legs, You could treat all sorts of things, like dance and sports injuries § Help people with long-term conditions like diabetes and arthritis to stay mobile § Work with doctors, nurses and other allied health professionals to help patients and reduce the need for an amputation iseethedifference. co. uk

What is Prosthetics & Orthotics?

What do Prosthetists and Orthotists do? § Help people with missing limbs or long-term conditions like cerebral palsy, using custom devices that attach to their bodies: • Prosthesis – an artificial limb • Orthosis – scaffolding for the body, like a splint or brace § Measure patients and design unique devices to fit § Help people use and adapt to their devices iseethedifference. co. uk

What is Therapeutic Radiography?

What does a Therapeutic radiographer do? § Target and destroy cancer cells using highly advanced technology and software § Look after patients and their families during treatment – patients are at the heart of what therapeutic radiographers do § Not just treating cancer iseethedifference. co. uk

§ It is a great career! You become a professional with skills that allow you to work anywhere in the world Why become an Allied Health Professional? § Every day is different – challenging perhaps but certainly rewarding § See and talk to the people you’re helping, face to face, every day § Really make a difference and you see how you’re improving people’s lives iseethedifference. co. uk

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